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The latest survey from Siena finds voters agree by a 45-28 percent margin with the US Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (AKA ‘Obamacare’), and support its full implementation, 53-37. This is slightly higher than the national average. A recent Q poll found voters agree 48-45 with the decision,… More »

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Two days after her victory in the June 26 GOP US Senate primary, Wendy Long told me she didn’t expect to out-fundraise her Democratic opponent, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, but also predicted her anemic showing in the money race up to that point would improve now that this is a two-woman contest. Specifically, Long said: “I… More »

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Much speculation has surrounded NYC Councilman Simcha Felder’s political loyalties since he announced his intention to run for the new so-called Super Jewish Senate district in Brooklyn. Felder is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic line, (NOTE: He also is facing a primary challenge from a fellow Democrat, Abraham Tischler), but he… More »

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Wendy Long, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has challenged incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to five political debates on a range of topics. Now, if you’re new to politics, let me explain how this goes. If there’s a big disparity in name recognition between an incumbent and her challenger, the incumbent will do as much […] More »

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The Democrats immediately swung into action after Wendy Long’s big win Tuesday night, sending out a flurry of press releases deeming her positions on hot-button social issues like same-sex marriage, abortion rights and guns too extreme for Democrat-dominated New York. During a CapTon interview last night, Long scoffed at those allegations and said she thinks… More »

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Jaws all over New York will need to be winched up off floors after Wednesday’s stunning announcement from NARAL Pro-Choice New York that the group (here it comes) will be endorsing (cue the drum roll) Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over new-minted Republican nominees Wendy Long less than 24 hours after the primary polls closed. […] More »

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Wendy Long, a Manhattan attorney who has been a conservative judicial activist, won the Republican nomination to face Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Tuesday’s primary was scheduled by a federal judge after state lawmakers kept it at its scheduled date, in early September, contradicting a 2010 federal law. The only statewide race was among three Republicans hoping […] More »

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Rep. Bob Turner’s Hail Mary pass in today’s GOP US Senate primary comes in the form of a robocall recorded by former Staten Island BP Guy Molinari, who revisits the Queens congressman’s greatest political triumph: His longshot victory in last year’s special election for former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s seat. This more or less encapsulates Turner’s… More »

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The state branch of the Log Cabin Republicans says GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Wendy Long is making a mistake by touting her endorsement from the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes the same-sex kind of marriage. Here’s the statement from LCRNYS Chairman Gregory T. Angelo: “NOM’s endorsement of Wendy Long is going to make […] More »

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This post could be subtitled: What happens when two conservatives and a moderate walk into a debate. During the pre-primary face-off co-hosted last night by YNN and NY1, two of the three Republican US Senate candidates – Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos – tacked right in a clear effort to woo members… More »

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Rep. Bob Turner is not the Conservative Party’s pick in the upcoming US Senate race. That would be Wendy Long, an early favorite of Chairman Mike Long, who was advocating on her behalf long before the Queens congressman was even mentioned as a potential contender. But Turner nevertheless issued a rather lengthy open letter to “New York Conservatives” this… More »

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ICYMI: During a CapTon interview last night, Rep. Bob Turner dismissed an allegation from one of his primary opponents, Wendy Long, that state GOP Chairman Ed Cox is playing favorites in the race by sending out a press release to highlight an issue on which the Queens congressman has been trying to get Sen. Kirsten… More »

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Wendy Long is campaigning hard for the pro-gun vote, as evidenced by this video, in which she promises to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the constitutional right to bear arms should she make it past the GOP primary and into a head-to-head contest with the Democratic junior senator in the November general election. “I assure… More »

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